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CHARLES WV. \VElSS AND CHARLES KRUSE, OF NEW YORK, N. Y.

AUTOMATlG CHECK-MACHlNE.

SPE'C'EFICATIGN Application tiled September 514, 1893. (X0 mode To allwhom it may concern:

Be it known that we, CHARLES \V. )VEISS and CHARLES KRUsE, both of thecity, county, and State of New York, have invented a new and useful lmnovement in Automatic Check- Machines; and we do hereby declare that thefollowing is a full and exact description thereof, reference being hadto the accoi'npanying drawings, and to the letters of reference markedthereon, making a part of this specification.

Our invention relates to machines for automatically producing anddelivering checks of different denominations. Its object is tofacilitate the automatic issue of the checks, and to provide accuratemeans for indicating at all times the total sum of the value of thechecks delivered from the machine, and prevent frauds in the usethereof.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 is a side elevation of our checkissuing and counting machine,with a portion of the registeringdialbroken away, the case of the machine be ing in section; Fig. 2, a topview of the ma chine with the case removed, excepting only the portionthereof carrying the indicatingscale; Fig. 3, a vertical section in linea: x of Fig. 2; Fig. 4, a detached view in elevation of the rear side ofthe registering dial-plate, illustrating the adding mechanism; Fig. 5, asection of the same in line 7 3/ of Fig. 4; Fig. 6, a detached view inperspective of the pawl plate which actuates the adding-disks. Fig. 7 isa perspective view on an enlarged scale of the paper'feeding mechanism;Fig. 8, a detached view in perspective of the upper portion of thecurved standard supporting the main tubular shaft, illustrating thenotched disk upon said rod.

A represents a type check-wheel for pro ducing the checks, mountedbetween pedes tals B 13, upon whose upper ends it is journaled to rotatewith a reciprocating movement, these pedestals being secured to thebase-plate C of the machine upon one side, and so curved forward as tobring the axis of the wheel in line with the center of the baseplate.

I) represents a vertical tubular shaft mounted in a collar, E, upon thetop of a support. E, (see Fig. 8,) which, projecting upward from oneside of the base-plate C, is curved forward to bring the shaft over thecenter of the bed-plate. The tubular vertical shaft D is supported bymeans of a shoulder, a, thereon, (see Fig. 3,) adapted to rest upon theupper edge of the collar E, and it is made to rotate with areciprocating movement by means of a lever, F, (see Fig. 1,) pivotedbetween thejaws D D of a fork upon the upper end of the shaft D. Anindex-pointer, D", projects horizontally from the upper end of theshaft-,in a right line with the lever F, over a semicircular plate, D,(see Fig. 2,) fitted in the top of the case G, in which the machine isinclosed. This plate D is divided into a scale whose units are units ofthe values indicated upon the checks printed or delivered from themachine.

To the lower end of the tubular shaft D a sleeve, H, is secured (seeFig. 3) by a setscrew, H, and from this sleeve a segmental bevel-toothedrack, ll, (see Fig. 2,) projects at a right angle with the shaft, tovibrate therewith in a horizontal plane and engage a mi ter-wheel, H,formed or secured upon the adjacent face of the checlewheel A concentricwith its axis. The movement of the lever F is thus communicated to thetype-wheel A, causing it to rotate back and forth upon its axis inunison with the movement of the in deX-pointer D to and fro over theface of the scale D.

A rod, J, is fitted to reciprocate within the tubular shaft D, its upperend being fitted with a friction-roller, J, to bear up against acanrsurtace, F, formed on the under side of the lever F, beneath itsaxis. (See Fig. 1.) The lower end of the rod J passes through a bearingin a bracket, E Figs. 3 and 8, projecting horizontally from the supportE, and is stepped in a socket, 10, (see Fig. 7,) in the upper cross-barof a veiitical frame, K, Figs. 3 and 7, whose lower bar is pivoted ateach end to and between the two arms K K of an oscillatingplaten-carrier, said arms being pivoted at about mid-length between twouprights, K K, projecting from the base-plate C of the machine. Theouter ends of these arms pass under the type-wheel A, and are united bya transverse plate, K Fig. 3, serving as a platen to be carried by themovement of the arms al- ICO ternately up against the type-wheel andaway therefrom.

The frame K and rod J, carried thereby, together with the inner ends ofthe arms K K, are all upheld by means of a strong spring, J (see Figs. 1and 3,) adapted to bear up against the lower bar of the frame.

A disk, J, Figs. 1, 2, 3, and S, encircling the rod J, ismade fastthereto to bear against the lower end of the tubular shaft 1) when therod J is in its elevated position. A pin, J, projecting upward from thisdisk, passes freely through an aperture in the segmental rack H Figs. 1and 3, sothat the disk and rod are made to oscillate in unison with saidrack, the shaft D, and the pointer D'flwithout interfering with the freeindependent longitudinal movement of the rod J when depressed by the camF on the lever F or elevated by the action of the spring J The peripheryof this disk J upon the side adjacent to the support E is notched, (seeFigs. 2 and 8,) each notch corresponding with one of the divisions ofthe scale D, and a pin or plate, E, is made to project from the supportE to engage said notches when the disk is depressed, the effect thereofbeing to lock the disk J and prevent its rotary movement withoutinterfering with its vertical play. The locking of the disk J preventsin turn a rotary movement of the lever F, to which it is connected, andconsequently of the check-wheel A, geared thereto, until the disk iselevated by the upward movement of the rod J clear of the pin or plateE.

The registry of the pin or plate E" with the notches is facilitated andsecured by beveling the lower edges of the partition-pieces between thenotches, as also the top of the pin or plate. (See Fig. 8.)

The paper-feeding device in our machine consists of a cross-bar, L,Figs. 1, 3, and 7, extending from arm to arm K K of the platencarrier,inside of the cheek wheel A and platen K and from the middle of whicharod, L,- projects rigidlyparallel with, above, and midway between thearms K" K, and out through and slightly beyond the frame K, whichsupports the rod J. Upon this red L is fitted a reciprocating sleeve,If, which carries on its inner end a slotted yoke, L, the width of whoseopening corresponds with that of the strip of paper to be printed. Acamplate, b, Fig. 7, is pivoted centrally upon the lower bar of theyoke, and is so disposed as to close up against a central lug on theupper side ofthe opening in the yoke when the sleeve and yoke movetoward the platen. The insertion of the strip of paper between the camand lug is facilitated by means of a metallic guidestrip, c, fitted toform an incline from the top of the yoke to the lower face of the lug,as shown in Fig. 3.

The yoke L is madeto travel back and forth upon the rod L by means of abent lever, L, (see Fig. 3,) pivoted at its upper end to the upper endof a standard, L Figs. 2 and 3,

1 upon the level of the upper face of the disk J, so that a toe, L,projecting from the pivoted end of the lever, may bear upon the edge ofsaid disk. The free end of the lever L" is connected by a pivoted link,(I, Fig. 3, to the yoke L" above its sleeve L. A spiral spring, Z, Fig.3, extends from a pin, 0, at thepivoted end of the lever L" to an eye onthe side of the collar E, and its tension operates to keep the toe L ofthe lever in contact with the disk J, and, as the disk descends, tothrow out the free end of the lever, and thereby draw out the sleeve L.with the yoke L, carried thereby. The outward rearward movement of thesleeve and yoke is arrested by a nut or head, f, on the end of the rodL. (See Fig. 3.)

A flattened guide-tube, N, Fig. 3, adapted to the width of the strip ofpaper to be led through the machine, is secured within the frame K,under the end of the rod L, so that the strip of paper Z, led from areel, Z, Fig. 1, into and through the guide-plate N, may be carriedthence through the opening in there ciprocating yoke L, underits cam b,(see Fig. 7,) and out over the platen K, between itand the periphery ofthe type-wheel A. As the yoke moves rearward toward the guide tube N itscam I) will glide easily over the paper without engaging it, the paperbeing kcptstationary by its friction with the guide-tube N; but when themovement of the yoke is reversed the cam will automz'ttically close uponand bite the paper, and thus carry it forward with the yoke.

The adding mechanism, by means whereof the sum of the units representedby the cheeks printed or issued from the machine is automaticallyregistered, may be of any approved description adapted to be operated bythe reciprocation of a toothed segment, T, or its equivalent. Asillustrated in the drawings, said adding mechanism consists of a seriesof disks, 1 P P", rotating loosely upon a shaft, 1", (see Figs. 1, 4.,and 5,) in the rear of and againstacircular dial or faceplatefi, mountedupon a vertical standard, S, supported by the base-plate G of themachine, and upon whose edge the units are marked, and over which anindex-hand, P fixed to the axial shaft P, revolves. (See Fig. 1.) Eachdisk is enough larger in diameter than that in front of it to leave amargin exposed, upon which the figures to be indicated are marked, sothat the figures on all three disks P P I may be seen at once on lookingtoward the face of the smaller dislgP, and are brought to viewsimultaneously through a slot cut in the dial S. (See Fig. 1.) Theperiphery of each disk is cut to form ten ratchetnotches at equaldistances apart, (see Figs. 1 and 4.) the tenth notch being deeper thanthe others, and these notches are engaged by offsets r r 1' upon apawlplate, Q, (see Figs. 4.- and 6,) which is fitted against the innerside of the dial-plate S, to oscillate upon the axial shaft 1" as itspivot. The inner end of this plate is slotted at Q} (see Fig. 6) toembrace the shaft, so as to rotate thereon, and yet be free to moveradially to and from the same. Its offsets or pawls 1-1" rflwhich engagethe notches on the disks RP, and I? when the plate is swung forward, areso adjusted with reference to the different diameters of the disks asthat the second disk, P,will not be engaged thereby unless the firstoffset, a", has dropped into the tenth notch of the first disk, P, andthe plate has thus been allowed to approach by so much nearer its axis,so that a movement of the second disk,P, occurs once only at eachcomplete revolution of the first. In like manner the offset or pawlengaging the third disk, P, cannot come into contact with the peripheryof said disk to en gage its notches until the tenth notch on both thefirst and second disks are brought into line, so that the offsets r 1may drop simultaneously into said tenth notches, and thus allow theplate to move inwardly far enough to bring the third ofl'set,r,intoengagement with the notches of the third disk, P, and this can onlyoccur once in every complete revolution of the second disk, involvingten ievolutions of the first disk. The notches are so inclined as thatthe pawls engage the same in the for ward movement of the pawlplateonly, and slide freely away therefrom on its reverse movement in manneras in ordinary pawl-and ratchet devices. Each forward movement of thepawl-plate Q, carries the disk or disks engaged thereby forward onetenthof a revolution, and so soon as this is accomplished the plate is freeto swing back so as to bring its pawl into engagement with the nextratchetnotch. The notches upon each disk are indicated by figures uponthe face of the disk at the margin thereof, (see Fig. 1,) and the slotin the dial-plate S -through which they become visible is soplaced asthat the figures on the inner disk, P shall appear at the right hand ofthe series; hence the numbers brought in view through the slot will,when read in regular order, indicate the tens, hundreds, and thousands,respectively, f the units indicated upon the dial S.

The pawl-plate Q is swung back far enough to engage each notchsuccessively on the disks by means of a cam, R, (see Fig. 4,) secured tothe axial shaft P. This cam bears against a curved lever, B, Fig. 4,pivoted at its lower end to a boss, R upon the rear face of thedial-standard S, and which, extending thence under the cam in contacttherewith, reaches up to the outer end of the pawl-plate Q, which itengages by means of a pin projecting'the-refrom into a slot, Q, out inthe outer end of the plate. (Sec Figs. 4 and 6.) The cam R is made todescribe a spiral curve about the axis, so as to enlarge graduallytherefrom, as shown in Fig. 4, until, having reached the initial point,it drops'suddenly off. the lever B in contact with the cam is cut awayto form an offset of a depth correspond ing to the depth of the offseton the cam, so

The edge of t that when the two offsets are brought into register (seeFig. 4) the lever is permitted to drop toward the axis a distance equalto the sum of the depth of the two offsets, having been by therevolution of the cam forced out therefrom to this distance. Thisreciprocating movement of the lever It to and from the axial shaft ateach revolution thereof operates to produce the reciprocating rotarymovement of the pawl-plate Q about said shaft required to cause it tocarry forward the disks oneteuth of a revolution at each stroke. Thelever It is kept in contact with the cam, and when it drops is made topush the pawl-plate Q forward by means of a spiral spring, it, securedat one end to the outer end of the lever or pawl, and at the other tothe inner side of the dial-plate, as shown in Fig. at.

The rotation of the axial shaft P and index-hand 1, carried thereby,(see Fig. 5,) is produced by means of a segmental rack, T, Figs. 1, 2,and at, upon the end of an arm, T, projecting from arock-sl1aft, T (seeFig. 2,) journaled in suitable uprights, T" T, in line parallel with theface of the check-wheel. The rack T gears i nto a pinion, T,revolvingloosely in one direction upon the shaft P (see Figs. 2, 4, and5,) but which when revolved in the opposite direction is made to engageand rotate said shaft by means of a pawl, h, pivoted to an arm, 71,which projects from a collar, h, (see Fig. 2,) made fast to or integralwith the pinion T, said pawl being left free to engage a ratchet-pinion,T secured upon the shaft, its constant contact with the ratchet beingsecured by a spring. (Not shown in the drawings.) A second springactuated pawl, h, pivoted to a standard projecting from the inner sideofthe face of the dial-plate S, also engages the ratchet-pinion T so asto allow it to turn in. one direction only, and prevent a reversemovement of the axial shaft and in dex-pointer carried thereby. rac 1 Tis so proportioned in length as that in moving from end to end over thepinion T it will produce one complete revolution of said pinion, and thepawl carried by said pinion T is so adjusted with reference to theratchetpinion T as that in the rotation of the pinion produced by theupward movement of the segmental rack the pawl engaged by the pinionshall slip loosely over the ratchet, while in the couutearevolution ofthe pinion produced by a downward movement of the segmental 1' wk thepawl will engage the ratchetpinion and thus produce a correspondingrotation of the axial shaft.

1 The downward movement of the segmental rack T is effectedautomatically by means of a strong spiral spring, t, (see Figs. 1 and4,) attached at one end to the arm I of the rack, and at the other tothe bed-plate G of the machine. Its upward movement is produced by l thesuperior power of the spring J actuating the frame K, (see Figs. 1 and3,) which is brought to bear upon the rack by means of a The segmentalrod, U, Figs. 1 and 4, pivoted at its lower end to one of the arms K ofsaid frame. The upper end of the rod U, Fig. 4, is provided with ashoulder, U, which bears against a pin, in, )rojecting from the side ofthe arm of the segmental rack, (see Figs. 2 and 4,) so that when the rodJ and the arm K are forced up by the spring J the tension of the spring25 will be overcome, and the segmental rack T will be forced up with thearm K through the agency of said interposed rod U.

The upward movement of the rod J, and consequently of the arm K, isarrested before the lower end of the segmental rack is carried beyondthe ratchet-pinion T \Vhen the rod J is forced downward, carrying withit the arm-K and its attached rod U, the segmental rack T, now relievedfrom the upward pressure of said rod, is left free to drop under thetension thereon of the spring 1?. This downward movement of thesegmental rack, by means of which the revolution of the axial shaft Pand counting mechanism is produced, is limited as required by means of areciprocating toothed bar, V, (see Figs. 1, 2, and 4.) movinghorizontally at right angles to the rock-shaft T in suitable ways formedupon a pedestal, E in position, to be engaged by a segmental rack, V,secured to and dependent from the end of said rock-shaft. The toothedbar V thus geared to the rock-shaft is so proportioned in length as topermit its outer end to come into contact with the face of thetypewheel, or of a recess therein, or a projection thereon, at themoment when the downward movement of the segmental rack T has produced asingle complete revolution of the shaft P and it is drawn back from thetype-wheel as the segmental rack moves upward.

A number of pins, V \V \V, corresponding to the number of dies ortype-plates X X secured on the periphery of the type-wheel A, are fixedto its inner side or face at equal dis tances apart, the relativeposition of the pins and dies being so adjusted as that when one of thedies X is .over the platen one of the pins XV shall be directly in linewith the end of the toothed slide-bar V, so as to be struck by the barwhen it moves inward toward the wheel. The length of these pins W XV isalso so proportioned as that the first pin shall arrest the bar V in itssaid inward movement so soon as the segmental rack T has caused theshaft P to rotate just far enough to carry the index-hand P forward overas many divisions of the dial as will correspond to the number indicatedby the first ofthe series of dies. The second pin will allow the bar tomove out far enough to carry the hand forward a distance covering anumber of divisions corresponding to the number indicated by the seconddie, and so on until the last or tenth pin will because of its shortnessallow a full revolution of the hand.

It will be noted that when the downward movement of the segmental rack Tis arrested by the engagement of the end of the toothed bar V with oneof the pins XV on the cheekwheel the rod U, pivoted to the arm K, isper- It will also be observed that in the stead of pins \V \V projectingfrom the wheel, depressions or recesses may be formed as an equivalenttherefor, and that a continuous inclined surface or series ofinclinedsurfaces may be substituted for aseries of pins or of depressions toengage the end of the slide-bar V. It is also evident that instead ofemploying a toothed slide-bar V, geared to the rockshaft T as a stop forthe segmental rack T, a radial arm projecting from and vibrating withthe rock-shaft, and adapted to strike against suitable surfaces on thewheel, may be .made to serve the same end.

The possibility ofjar in the machine result ing from the upward thrustof the spring J when the handle F is relieved from pressure, or from aviolent downward pressure upon said handle in operating the machine, isprevented by combining with the lower cross-bar of the frame K, againstwhich the spring J bears, a plunger, 0, Fig. 3, fitting and movingclosely in a cylinder, 0, so that the air compressed by the suddendownward movement of the piston and the exhaust produced by. its suddenupward movement shall operate as a check or cushion to said movement andrender the same noiseless.

The type X X, placed upon the periphery of the check-wheel A, are inkedat each revolution thereof by means of a suitable inkingroller, Y, Fig.1, so mounted as to come into contact with the type in the rotation ofthe wheel before they reach the paper strip upon the impression-platen.As the strip of paper Z, after being printed, passes out from under thewheel, it is led under a knife, 12, (see Fig. 3,) mounted to reciprocatevertically over the strip to sever the same when brought down thereon,this knife being operated by means of a spring-actuated lever, 14,tern1i nating in a knob or handle, 15, at the front of the machine. (SeeFig. 2.) The lever 14-, carrying the knife, likewise actuatessimultaneously two punches, 16 16, mounted to reciprocate verticallywith the knife on each side thereof, and adapted to punch a hole in theedge of each piece severed bythe knife, so that a hole is punched in theouter end of the strip remaining in the machine as well as in the end ofthe check severed therefrom. Hence when it becomes necessary to issuetwo or more checks in one piece the outer ends of the check-strip willalone be punched,as illustrated at 17 in Fig. 3.

Ne contemplate the use of embossing or printing dies or types, or otherknown devices ICC for marking the ends of thechccks, as an cquiv- As theyoke moves back, its cam Z 7) alent in this connection for theperforatingpunches 16 16, for producing an impression upon the end ofthe checks as issued, as any two definite marks applied immediatelybefore the delivery of the finished check to the contiguous edges of thecheck about to issue and of the blank remaining for the next check willsubserve the same end as the two perforations punched therein, asdescribed.

7 In the machine illustrated in Figs. 1 and 2 of the drawings the dial Sis divided into hundredths to indicate cents, so that the i'igures onthe disks will denote dollars. The dies at 00 upon the type-wheel are ofthe denomination of five cents and multiples thereof up to one dollar.The index-scale D is likewise dividedinto twenty points, the intervalsrepresenting five units.

In operating the machine the lever-handle F is turned tothe right or tothe left until the pointer D points to the figures upon the scale Dindicating the value of the check which it is desired to issuesaytwenty-five cents. The rotation of the shaft D produced by this movementwill, by means of the gearing H and H, turn the wheel A until the diethereon corresponding to twenty-five will be brought into position overthe platen K and the special stop \V (of the series \V V XV) whoselength is proportioned to correspond with said die will be brought intoline with the slide-barV. If, now, the handle or lever F be depressed,its downward movement, operating by means of its cam F upon the rod J,will cause it to force down the frame K against the spring J and,bearing down the arms K K, will force the platen K and the strip ofpaper lying thereon up against the die, so as to imprint thereon cents.Simultaneously the le ver L (see Fig. 3,) released by the descent of thedisk J, and actuated by the tension of the spring Z, will draw back thesliding yoke L upon the rod L, the cam in the yoke sliding freely duringsaid movement over the strip of paper led under it. The descent of therod U, connected to one of the arms K, will at the same time permit thesegment-rack T to be drawn down by the tension thereon of the spring 15until its movement is arrested by the contact with the stop V on thewheel A of the sliding bar V, actuated by the segment-rack V, carried bythe rock-shaft which carries the segment-rack T. This movement of thesegment-rack T will operate by means of its gearing with theshaft P toturn the indexhand 1 forward over the dial S a distance equal totwenty-five units or cents. So soon as the lever F is released fromdownward pressure the spring J will operate to throw it up, and with itthe arms KK, thereby withdrawing the platen from the paper, and by meansof the rod U pushing up the segment-rack T to its first position. At thesame time the disk J bearing upward against the toeor pin L of the leverL, will force the lower end of said lever inward, carrying back the yokeL will engage the strip of paper and feed it to ward the check-wheel, sothat the imprinted check will be carried thereby out from the wheel anda blank brought under it. A movement of the cutting-lever 14: will nowsever the printed check, punching or otherwise marking simultaneouslyboth its rear end and the forward end ofthe blank remaining under thewheel. As the index-hand P and the mechanism connected therewith do notmore backward, it follows that the next movement of the lever F. if itbe left in the same position be fore, will carry the hand forwardtwenty-five points more, or to 50, if the first movcmentbegan with 0,and thus each successive move or the lever F will cause the hand to moveforward from the number last indicated as many points as shallcorrespond to the denomina' tion of the check last issued, and willcause the disks to register the sum of said denomination, added to thatof the checks previously issued, the numbers beyond cents up to 1,000being registered by themovementof the disks or wheels P, P, and Pobtained automatically, as hereinbefore described, and indicated by thefigures on said wheels exhibited through the slot in the face of thedial.

When it is necessary to issue a check for a greater amount thanindicated by the largest denon'iination on the type-wheel, two checksmay be issued in one piece, the absence of the perforations ordistinction-marks between the two (see at 17, Fig. 3) serving to preventthe fraudulent delivery of one of them only at the cashiers desk, as nocheck need be accepted by him unless marked or perforated at both ends.Theissue of the two checks in one with out intermediate marks orperforations is antomatically accomplished by reason of the arrangementof the marking devices, whereby they are brought into play only when thechecks are severed, and by which they are made to mark simultaneouslyboth the outgoing check and the blank remainingin the machine.

It is evident that the indicating devices serving as a guide to mark ordetermine the position of the type-wheel A may be connected with andoperated by the wheel itself or any part of the moving mechanism bywhich said wheel is actuated; also, that instead of usingasanindicatingdeviceapointer actuated by said mechanism to move over a fixed scale, ascale carried or actuated by the moving mechanism may be employed totraverse past a fixed mark or pointer for this purpose.

\Ve have made the device by which the movement of the segmental rack T,actuating the adding device, is so controlled as that the movement ofthe latter shall be proportioned to the denominations of the checksissued, the subject of a separate application, and

e claim herein as new and desire to se cure by Letters Patent 1. In acheck-printing machine, a rotating tubular shaft, 1), a rod,J,reciprocating within said shaft, upheld by a spring, J and depressedby a lever pivoted to the rotating shaft D, a toothed segment, H,secured to the shaft D, and a pin, J, secured inediately to the rod Vand playing through the segment H so as to communicate its movement tothe rod J withoutinterfering with the independent longitudinal movementof said rod, all combined with each other and with areciprocally-rotating type'wheel, A, geared by a beveled pinion, II, tothe segment H and a reciprocating platen adapted to move to and from theperiphery of the wheel and to be actuated mediately by the movement ofsaid rod J, all substantially in the manner and for the purpose hereinset forth.

2. The combination, with the rod J and a disk, J", carried thereby, asleeve, L sliding to and from the platen 13: upon a rod, L, fixed to across-bar upon the oscillating arms K K, which support at one end saidplaten, and are pivoted at the other to a frame supporting the rod J, aslotted yoke, L, carried by said sleeve, and a cam, Z), within saidyoke, of the spring-actuated lever L, pivoted at one end to a fixedsupport in line with the disk J, and at the other to a link, (1,connecting it with said sleeve, and fitted with a toe, L, to engage saiddisk, substantially in the manner and for the purpose herein set forth.

3. The rock-shaft T"v and segment-rack 'I, carried thereby, incombination with a reciprocating rod, J, spring J frame K, arm K, rod U,and spring '15, and with a pinion geared to the segment- *ack, which,rotating loosely in one direction upon the spindle or shaft P ot'aregistering device, is adapted, when re versed, to engage the same bymeans of an intervening pawl and ratchet-wheel, substantially in themanner and for the purpose here in set forth.

4'. In a check-machine, the combination, with a typewheel, animpression-plate, and a shaft operating by its reciprocation androtation to actuate the type-wheel and impress sion-plate, of thepaper-feeding mechanism, consisting of the guide-tube If, adapted toprevent a retrograde movement of the paper, and the reciprocating yokeL, adapted to antomatically engage and push forward the paper and returnloosely thereon, and to be 0perated by a lever, L", actuated by thereciprocating movement of the operating-shaft, substantially in themanner and for the purpose herein set forth.

5. In a cheek-machine, the combination, with its check printing anddeliverii'ig mechanism, ofindependent punching or imprinting devicesadapted to mark, preparatory to the issue of the printed check, thecontigu ous edges of said printed cheek and of the blank remaining forthe next check, substantially in the manner and for the purpose hereinset forth.

6. In a check-machine, the combination, with a cutting-knife adapted tosever the check printedin the machine from the blank yet to be printed,of devices moving in unison with the knife, one on either side thereof,adapted to mark simultaneously with the severanee of the printed checkfrom the blank check the contiguous edges of the cheek and blank on eachside of the line of severance,

substantially in the manner and for the purpose herein set forth.

In testimony whereof we have signed our names to this specification inthe presence of two subscribing witnesses.

CHAS. IV. \VEISS. CHAS. KRUSIG.

Witnesses:

A. B. Moonn, A. .V. Srnrcnn.

